Save money and have some family fun with these homemade Halloween ideas. You can make your own Halloween costumes, craft spooky Halloween decorations, design your own masks, plan a creative Halloween party, and so much more.
Halloween Party Planning Help
- Halloween Party Ideas and Help
Use the creative ideas here to help you plan your Halloween party, including many homemade decorations and supplies. - Halloween Party Invitations
Download and print out invitations to use for your party. Choose from several designs. - Halloween Party Printables
Discover how you can download and print different favors bags, place cards, party hats, and much more for your party or just for fun! - Homemade Halloween Party Food Ideas
If you are looking for some fun and unique recipes check out this collection of recipes. - Crafty Halloween Party Games
Browse through this list of spooky and not-so-spooky game ideas you can use to entertain everyone at your party.
Pumpkins
- Free Pumpkin Carving Patterns
Browse through this collection of pumpkin carving patterns you can download and use to make your own jack-o-lanterns. - Halloween Pumpkin Photo Gallery
Here are some wonderful pumpkin photos you can use as inspiration. - Share Your Pumpkin Design
After you carve or decorate your pumpkin, take a picture of it and then submit it. - Halloween Pumpkin Craft Ideas
Learn how you can craft everything from pumpkin magnets to stuffed pumpkins! - Top Creative Pumpkin Books
Here are some great books that will help you when you are ready to work on your pumpkin. - Creative Pumpkin Recipes
Taste test one or more of these pumpkin recipes. - Pumpkin Games
Create and play these fun games that all have a pumpkin theme.
Homemade Haunted House
- How to Make a Haunted House
Learn how to make your own haunted house and haunted yard. - Haunted House Photo Gallery
If you want some inspiration, check out all of these photos of haunted house props. - Scary Characters Costume Ideas
Discover how you can make scary costumes to wear for your haunted house. - How to Make Tombstones
Learn how to make different kinds of tombstones that you can use as decorations. - Funny Epitaphs
Here are some funny epitaphs and creative tombstone names. - How to Make Coffins
Follow these instructions and learn how you can construct homemade coffins to use as haunted house props.
Homemade Halloween Creatures
- Bat Crafts
Follow the instructions here and you can make a variety of bat crafts - Cat Crafts
Discover how you can create many different cat crafts. - Spider Crafts
I hope you enjoy making one or more of these spider crafts, even if you don't like spiders. - Frankenstein Crafts
Make an assortment of crafts all related to Frankenstein's monster! - Ghost Crafts
These homemade ghosts are great to use for decorations to to add some extra spook to your haunted house. - Mummy Crafts
Make a mummy craft or two. - Scarecrow Crafts
Check out all of these fun scarecrow crafts. - Witch Crafts
Make an assortment of crafts all related to witches!
Make Your Own Treat Bags
- Craft Your Own Trick-or-Treat Buckets
Find out how you can turn an ordinary sand pail into a fun and unique Halloween trick-or-treat bucket. - Felt Trick-or-Treat Bag How-To
Here are some easy instructions you can use to sew your own tote bag. - Trick or Treat Bag Patterns
Make your own homemade trick-or-treat bag and then use these patterns to embellish your bag. - Halloween Party Favor Bags
Use these printable templates to create small treat bags. - Glow-In-The-Dark Trick or Treat Bag
Learn how to knit a quick and easy treat bag with glow-in-the-dark-yarn! - Paper Bag Treat Bag
Elizabeth Gray shared these directions for making a Halloween treat bag.
Masks and Face Painting Ideas
- Face Painting Designs and Recipes
Discover many face painting designs and find recipes to make your own face paint. - Face Painting Books
Browse through this collection of books that will help you paint your face for Halloween. - Homemade Masks
Follow the instructions here and learn how you can make a variety of masks. - Mask Making Books
These books offer instruction to help you make an assortment of masks, everything from simple paper plate masks to complicated paper mache designs.
Halloween Paper Projects
- Halloween Coloring Pages
Free, printable Halloween coloring book pages. - Halloween Printable Games
These Halloween games are quick and easy party games. - Halloween Cut Outs
Here are some Halloween pictures you can use as patterns. - Halloween Party Printables
If you are planning an Halloween party, you can use some of these free, printable supplies to help with your preparations. - Free Pumpkin Carving Patterns
Download and print one or more of these jack-o-lantern stencils. - Printable Masks
Check out all of these free printable masks that are prefect for Halloween or any other occasion you want to dress up for!
Costume Ideas
- Homemade Costume Patterns and Ideas
Find many ideas for simple homemade Halloween costumes you can make yourself. - Homemade Costume Photo Gallery
Check out all the fabulous photos of Halloween costumes crafted and submitted by visitors! - Fast and Simple Last-Minute Costume Ideas
Here are several costume ideas you can craft with items you may have laying around your house. - Costume Ideas for Couples
Looking for great Halloween costume ideas for 2? These ideas should help. - Costume Ideas for Groups
Here are some fun costume ideas for groups of people. - Books About Making Costumes
These books will supply a large variety of homemade costume ideas.
More Homemade Halloween Projects
- 31 Days of Halloween Fun
Never run out of Halloween crafts, activities, and motivation. - Halloween Card Gallery
Browse through photos of hand crafted Halloween cards and submit your own. - Phantom Ghost Letter Surprise
Make a simple Halloween treat for someone special, and then secretly deliver it with this letter. - You've Been BOOED Letter
Find out how to make a simple Halloween treat for someone special. - Halloween Beaded Safety Pin Patterns
Check out this list of free beaded safety pin patterns with a Halloween theme. - Halloween Crafts for Preschoolers
Check out this list of easy Halloween crafts for preschoolers. - Recycled Halloween Crafts
There are a variety of recycled Halloween crafts for kids and adults to make.
